The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-24
Asrzs NOTES.
A Correspondent Tells Sene Tales o.
Tie Slave-Owners n That
Camp.
Edi.or Labor Enquirsr.

Editor Labor EnQuirer.
DEAR SIR;-My last letter to
your valuable journal has caused
such a commotion, and in the
right place, that ] have concluded
to continue on in the same direc-
ton and upon the same trail. The
newsdealers of Aspen inform me
that they could have sold 800
more copies of last weeks issue OF
the ENQUIRER if they had had
them on hand. 1t evidently ap-
pears that ! have touched the
hairspring of the heretofore don't
say-anything-about-it mining trou-
bles of this locality. In fact l
have been asked to say or write
no more of the condition of affairs
here; and again ! have been told
to keep right onSwhich ! am de-
termined to do. intend to pub
lish all those that ! find neglect
ing or ignoring the rules and prin-
ciples of this eight-hour camp.
And in the meantime ! intend to
have a little to say to those paid
hirelings called bosses, superin-
tendents and managers, who COM
pei men to submit and obey COM
mands that the most abject slave
in Egypt would rebel in honor
against. 1t has been intimated to
me that if had any fears for the
result how dare speak of our
much loved mine managers in such
a way, and similar questions.
Boys, ! dare to do anything, espe-
cially that which ! consider right
and know to be true. ! care
nothing for Cannon's or anybody's
red ink. ! earn my bread by the
sweat of'my brow and it is imma-
terial to me whether ! earn it here
or elsewhere; so let the hand-in-
hand gang of tyrants turn their
red ink loose, ! defy them.
] again call the attention of all
to the condition Of the Bob lnger-
soil mine where nine-hour shifts
have been at work for some time
past. The poor serfs employed at
this mine have worked for their
master, J. P. Kennedy, so long
now that they are soul and body
the private property of this inhu-
man being, Kennedy, who holds a
life mortgage on them, and conse-
quently he can do what he pleases
with them. Hence the poor
slaves dare not rebel. And yet
we say that slavery has been abol-
ished. Methinks the proclama-
tion of emancipation should be
read again so that many slaves,
white ones, now in bondage might
be set free. There certainly would
be a grand jubilee among the
slaves of Aspen. The question
naturally arises here; who is to
blame for the violation of the
eight-hour law and rules1 / say
the miners in many cases are to
blame. Yet When we take into
consideration the tyrants over
some of our miners here we can
not blame the poor serfs quite so
much. Now this man Kennedy, |
tyrant No. ?, who is equally if not
worse than tyrant No. I, halls
from the Chinese district in Park
county, this state, where he lived,
worked and associated with those
Mongolians so long that he has
become as one himself. To this
his slaves will certify. He is an
other one of that class who will
not give miner time to eat his
dinner, when working eight hours,
but in fact begrudge him the mite
he carries to work with him in his
tin pail. Therefore is it to be
wondered at that we have cases
here in which we cannot blame the
miners when we have such inhu-
man wretches for supcrintendents9